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Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay

*Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay* The decline of municipalities across the country will not stop until muni...

— July 2021 — 4199 views

OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society

*OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents...

— June 2021 — 2842 views

Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors

*Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors* The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the...

— June 2021 — 11078 views

Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail

*Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail* The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixe...

— May 2021 — 5958 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2126 views

National Budget needs stronger civil society input

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— November 2020 — 2031 views

Mid-Term Budget robs the poor to save SAA vanity project

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— October 2020 — 6026 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6857 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4175 views

OUTA still waiting for NPA’s explanation on Aurora

*OUTA still waiting for NPA’s explanation on Aurora* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is still waiting for the National Prosecuting Authorit...

— August 2020 — 2814 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4383 views

Pro-active funding in the National Lotteries Commission: A jackpot to some, a (mis)fortune to others

*Pro-active funding in the National Lotteries Commission: A jackpot to some, a (mis)fortune to others* Today the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA...

— July 2020 — 3490 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3316 views

Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough

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— June 2020 — 2779 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4099 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3797 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4058 views

Put a hold on municipal salary increases

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— May 2020 — 3069 views

OUTA calls for temporary reduction of property rates due to COVID-19 disaster

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— May 2020 — 4533 views

Municipalities should be opened up to public oversight immediately

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— April 2020 — 3528 views

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